HOW SHOULD I’VE KNOWN (Single)

“How Should I’ve Known” is a laid-back indie folk rock song about recognizing emotional manipulation and breaking free from destructive patterns.
The song moves from loss of self to clarity and resolve, rather than blame. Written during a time of stepping back and regaining focus — it’s about letting go and finding yourself.

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Words & Music by Saby Cheek
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Saby Cheek
Artwork by Agata Beata Adamiak
Release date: January 30, 2026

Lyrics

Lost the connection to my inner self
Too long I focused on the wrong
Saying goodbye is hard to stand
But the only way to stay alive.

Selling me black for a white
Destroying all the colors in my eyes
Telling me you didn’t want to
But yet, still, you do.

How should I’ve known
The game she played
The game she played
How should I’ve known.

Silently you broke my heart
Stomped on it and torn it apart
Your own weakness covered my soul
Gently I’m weeping out of control.

I start feeling the ground again
Digging as deep as I can.
I need space for anything new
Seems to have to be without you.

How should I’ve known
The game she played
The game she played
How should I’ve known.

My memories hide as good as they can
I stop making them shine again
The past is done, I’m done with the past
I’m breaking the cycles
My breakthrough.

How should I’ve known
The game she played
The game she played
How should I’ve known.

You don’t own me anymore
Emotional blackmail works no more
I unlock my Pandora’s box
Liberating demons you fed for so long.

How should I’ve known
The game she played
The game she played
How should I’ve known
In the end.